Ideas
Hammond Power Solutions (HPS.A) provides transformers and power quality solutions for AI data centers, benefiting from 5-year lead times in grid equipment.
AMD is gaining share in AI accelerators with its MI400-series GPUs and CPUs, supported by full-stack software momentum, as hyperscalers seek higher TCO alternatives to NVIDIA.
Credo Technology provides high-speed connectivity silicon that is seeing explosive demand from the adoption of 800G and 1.6T networking in AI data centers.
Western Digital provides enterprise SSDs and NAND storage that scale directly with AI data lake growth, a key beneficiary of the memory/storage bottleneck.
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) develops an electro-optic polymer platform for ultra-high-speed, low-power optical interconnects, critical for the 1.6T optics transition.
Sivers Semiconductors (SIVE) is a photonics leader providing lasers and optical components for AI data center interconnects, riding the 1.6T optics wave.
Marvell is a custom ASIC leader for hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft) and has a photonic fabric via Celestial AI, while also benefiting from networking silicon for AI clusters.
Sandisk (SNDK) is a NAND flash leader with high gross margins and multi-year AI backlogs, benefiting from massive memory demand for AI training and inference.
Everspin's MRAM offers ultra-low-power, high-performance memory for AI edge applications, positioned as a small-cap asymmetric play in the memory layer.
POET Technologies offers hybrid silicon photonics for optical engines, a key technology for AI data center interconnects as copper reaches limits.
Arista Networks is dominant in hyperscaler AI networking with record deferred revenue, benefiting from the non-negotiable 800G/1.6T Ethernet fabric buildout.
CoreWeave (CRWV) is a pure-play AI cloud provider offering a hyperscaler alternative, undergoing massive cluster buildout as capital flows into compute infrastructure.
Astera Labs (ALAB) provides AI fabric switches and high-speed interconnects, a pure-play small-cap momentum name riding the 800G/1.6T networking wave.
Brunner (BRUN) is a specialized AI cloud provider offering high-performance bare-metal GPU infrastructure for massive AI and HPC workloads.
TSSI (TSSI) is a leading AI data center systems integrator focused on rack integration, deployment, and HPC infrastructure, benefiting from the infrastructure buildout.
NuScale Power (SMR) has the only NRC-approved SMR design, providing a regulatory moat with first deployments expected mid-decade.
Fluence Energy (FLNC) is a battery storage leader providing grid stability and data-center backup solutions, critical for power delivery bottlenecks.
Vertiv (VRT) has seen orders surge 252% YoY, is co-developing with NVIDIA on Rubin, and has aggressive 2026 guidance, making it a pure-play thermal management beneficiary.
Oklo is a Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup with a large pipeline, positioned as a pre-revenue asymmetric bet on SMRs, the #1 bottleneck of 2026.
Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE) develops portable microreactor technology, a pre-revenue moonshot with huge deployment potential for data center power.
American Superconductor (AMSC) supplies superconductors and power electronics for grid and data center applications, capitalizing on grid modernization.
Amphenol (APH) provides high-performance interconnects and thermal solutions, benefiting from the need to cool 100-500+ kW racks in AI data centers.
EMCOR Group (EME) provides modular construction and electrical/cooling skids for data centers, benefiting from the liquid/immersion cooling table stakes trend.
U.S. Rare Earths (USAR) is a domestic leader benefiting from reshoring trends and robotics demand for critical minerals.
MP Materials (MP) is a domestic rare earth champion, benefiting from structurally tight supply for cables, magnets, and robots in the AI physical infrastructure stack.
Energy Fuels (UUUU) offers a dual play on uranium and rare earths, benefiting from demand for both nuclear fuel and specialty materials.
Ouster (OUST) is a LiDAR leader providing perception for robotics, autonomy, and physical AI, a key enabler of the physical world layer.
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) provides space connectivity and lunar/edge AI infrastructure, a play on the final layer where intelligence enters the physical world.
Ondas Holdings (ONDS) develops autonomous drones, counter-UAS defense systems, and wireless networks for defense, rail, and industrial sectors, a play on physical AI deployment.
This newsletter, published May 27, 2026,
features Outlier Capital
discussing HPS.A, AMD, CRDO, WDC, LWLG, SIVE, MRVL, SNDK, MRAM, POET, ANET, CRWV, ALAB, BRUN, TSSI, SMR, FLNC, VRT, OKLO, NNE, AMSC, APH, EME, USAR, MP, UUUU, OUST, LUNR, ONDS.
29 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
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ALAB,
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TSSI,
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